Coin bank



Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

UNITE ST'I'ES FATENT OFFICE.

ISIDOR J'. KUSEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR TO STRONGHART COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

COIN BANK.

Application led March 3, 1920. Serial No. 363,013.

T0 all whom i?? may conce/m:

Be it known that I, Isinon J. KUsnL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement 'in Coin Banks, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to banks for holding coins, and particularly to banks adapted and constructed to hold coins of dierent size or denomination in separate piles or stacks.

One object of the invention is to provide improved means for permitting the coins in the bank to be seen and counted from the outside.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved and advantageous'means for removing the coins, so as to permit them to be deposited in some banking institution.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved and practical means for guarding the coin slots to prevent accidental or improper removal of the coins.

Other objects of the invention will appear or be pointed out hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a coin bank embodying my present invention;

F ig. 2 is a'horizontal section of the same taken on line 2 2 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sect-ion taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on line 4-4 in Fig. 3;

Figs. 5 and 6 are horizontal sectional views of end portions o-f the bank;

Fig. 7 is a. sectional detail, and Figs. 8 and 9 are sectional views taken on lines 8 8 in Fig. 5, and 9 9 in Fig. 6, respectively.

Referring to the drawingsrI show a bank 1 preferably made in oval form as shown in Fig. 2 and having a handle 2 attached to its top, the bank preferably being made of metal.

The bank comprises the outer shell or casing l within which is a. structure or member 3 which consists of a series or plurality of coin holders 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, each preferably in the form of a cylinder with a longitudinal side portion open or cut away, as shown in Fig 2. These holders 4, 5, 6,

etc. are of different size to accommodate different coins, except that if desired there may be two or more compartments of the same size to accommodate a larger number of coins of certain denominations. For example, compartment 6 is of a size to accommodate cent pieces, compartments 4 and 7 are to accommodate dimes, compartment 9 for nickels, compartment 5 for quarters and compartment 8 for half dollars. These various cylinders or compartments 4, 5, 6 and so on, are secured together and to a top plate 10, so as to form a single unitary structure, and this is secured in the shell or casing 1, as by rivets 101, passing through member 10 and top of shell or casing 1.

The various holders 4, 5, 6, etc. are secured at their upper ends to the member 10 preferably by prongs or projecting members 11-11, which extend through the member or plate 10 and bend down on the same.

The lower ends of the members 4, 5, 6, etc. are open, as shown in Fig. 3 and the bank is provided with a bottom 12 which is bodily insertable into and removable from the shell or casing 2. Said bottom 12 preferably comprises two members 12a and 13, secured together along their edges as shown in Fig. '7.

This bottom is held detachably in place by suitable locking or catch devices. In the arrangement shown these locking or catch devices are provided at the opposite ends of the bottom, and consist preferably of a catch.' at one end and a snap or lock at the other end. The catch shown consists of a prong 14 on the bottom member 13 and a projection 15 on the shell or casing of the bank adapted to engage the prong 14 and fit in a recess between the same and the end of the bottom member 12. The catch which is at the other end of the bottom, preferably consists of slide or locking member 16 carried by the bottom and a projection or tongue 17 can ried by the shell or casing of the bank 'and adapted to engage the slide 16 and lit in a recess between the slide 16 "and the end of the bottom member 12. Locking mechanism 18 is preferably provided to permit the operation of the catch 16 so as to allow said catch 16 to be actuated by means of a key to disengage it from the prong 17, theslide 16 and locking mechanism being preferably adapted to allow the latter to snap into engagement with the prong 17. A keyhole located in the various compartments,

19 is shown in Fig. 6 Ytor the key to actuate the catch 16. Thus the bottom oi the bank may be inserted and held temporarily in position by tirst engaging the members 11i and 15 and then snapping the catch 16 intoi engagement with the member 17. Excessive inward movement of the bott-om of the bank into the interior ol:l the same is prevented by stop members 2O and 21 located at the opposite ends oi the bank and secured to the shell or casing 1. T o remove the bottom, the key is inserted into the slot 19 and the catch 16 actuated so as to disengage said catch trom the member 17 whereupon the bottom may be withdrawn or allowed to :tall out. This permits the coins in the various coin holders Ll, and 6 and so on, to be discharged or removed from the'bank. By unlocking tliebottom and then allowing the same to rest flat on a table, desk or counter, the shell or casing 1 of the bank may be lifted so as to separateit from the bot-tom 12 and this will litt also t-he member 3 which pro-- vides the coin compartments or receptacles, thereby leaving the coins all separately stacked in accordance with their denominations. 'lt this is done in a banking institution the diil'erent piles ot coins may be readily counted and put in their proper places.

As a matter of further improvement the shell or casing 1 is desirably provided with windows or openings through which it may be seen just what and h ow many coins are The openings' or windows provided preferably consist oi slots 22-22 arranged in vertical orderin the shell, one row or series ot slots 22 for each coin` holder or receptacle. These slots 22 are preferably at an inclination to both the horizontal and the vertical, being shown atan angle of about degrees,'al though this angle could be varied. This permits the upper end of one slot to be above the lower end of the slot next above, and so permits the top coin always to be seen in either one or the other oi' two adjacent slots. This is not the case where slots are vertical and one above another, with a portion of the metal between them; for obviously a coin at the very top et one slot would not appear in the next slot, but would be behind the metal between them, and it could not be told accurately just how many coins there were in that coin receptacle or compartment. Consequently the number oi coins could not be accurately counted or their value ascertained. `ln the arrangement herein disclosed, with the inclinedslots, the number of coins can be accurately determined and their 'value estimated, and at the same time the shell or casing et the blank is not weakened.

As a matter of still further improvement, l provide devicesl for guarding the slots 23 23, through which the coins are insertedn The guarding devices preferably consist oi' flat spring members 2 arranged above the top piece or member 3 and secured to the same as by screws 25. The free ends of the members 24C are provided with projections or lugs 26 which pass through the plate 10 and project into theline of the coin slots 23, as shown in Fig. 3. bers 24 have a certain amount oi spring action permitting the lugs 26 to have a certain amount oi vertical play. The lower ends ot the members 26 are preferablyv rounded. Thus av coin may be inserted in a 'slot 23 and although a member 26 is in the way, a slight pressure on the coin will push said member 26 upwardly and sufficiently out of the way to permit'the coin to be in` serted l/Vhen once through the slot the coin will drop into the coin receptacle and the member 26 will move ldownwardly actuated by the spring 24 to which it is secured. `When in this downward position it will be so diflicult as to'be a practical impossibility to manipulate a coin -to get it out of the coin slot, the member 26 forming a very eiective guard. i

lt will be understood that changes and modifications may be made without departV ing from the spirit or the invention.

lVhat l claim is:

1. A, coin bank having a coin holder or receptacle and also having an outer shell or casing provided with a series or row of slots tor said holder or receptacle, said slots being inclined to the longitudinal axis ot said The inemholder or receptacle, the upper end of each slot being above the lower end oi the neXt adjacent slot.

2. A coin bank comprising a bottom and a casingdke top detachably mounted on the bottom and containing coin holders having their lower ends open and in proximity to the bottom, said 'bottom being detachably secured by` a hinge connection at one end and a spring catch at the other.

3. Tn a coin bank, a shell, a plurality oi coin holders therein, an anchoring plate secured in the shell 'for supporting said holders, coin slots 'in the shell complemental to said holders, resilient strips, one for each holder and mounted on said plate, and lugs carried by the tree ends of said strips and projecting through said platev in line with 4the coin slot for the respective holder.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 25th day of February, A.. D.,

lemon J. KUsEL. 

